Characterization of a new genotype II hepatitis delta virus from Taiwan.

doi:10.1002/(SICI)1096-9071(199606)49:2<145::AID-JMV12>3.0.CO;2-D

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Characterization of a new genotype II hepatitis delta virus from Taiwan.

Journal of medical virology - 1 Jun 1996

Lee C M, Changchien C S, Chung J C, Liaw Y F

Abstract excerpt

Three genotypes of HDV, which may be associated with different clinical pictures and epidemiological patterns, have been identified. In contrast to Type I and Type III HDV, both of which have multiple isolates, Type II HDV so far includes only a single isolate (Japan-1) from a low prevalence area...

Topics

Adult
Base Sequence
Genotype
Hepatitis Delta Virus
Humans
Male
Molecular Sequence Data
Mutation
Taiwan

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